Ukraine war: Cannabis in focus for veterans treatment - BBC News

Ukraine is battling a colossal PTSD crisis and wants to try anything to help - including cannabis.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsRussia-Ukraine warImage caption, Cannabis is decriminalised for personal use in Ukraine, but is still illegal for medicinal use and researchBy Paul AdamsBBC Diplomatic Correspondent in KyivIn a modest Kyiv apartment, off-duty soldiers meet to smoke cannabis and forget, for a moment, the things they have seen.

They don't want to be identified. The drug is frowned upon in the military, even here, far from the front.

One of the soldiers is being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

"For me, cannabis is helpful," he says. "Without it, I can't sleep. It helps me to relax. Everybody should be able to get it."

After 18 months of full-scale war, and eight years of simmering conflict before that, Ukraine's physical and psychological wounds run deep. The state's resources are stretched to the limit.

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